| 单词 | fear factor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfear factor fear factor n. a feeling of apprehension or fear, usually viewed as a reason not to do something; a cause of such a feeling; the extent to which such a feeling is predominant. ΚΠ 1914 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 14 Aug. 16/3 A stale stock of over 1,000 would have been a fear factor, but most of these hogs were in speculators' hands and will not be accessible until prices react. 1943 Virginia Law Rev. 29 447 The upper unbroken line [on the graph] represents what, of all public opinion tests, most closely resembles the fear factor. This is the percentage of those expecting Germany to win the war. 2003 Independent on Sunday 2 Nov. (TimeOff section) 11/6 The hardest thing is to get over the fear factor after a big injury. After my initial cruciate lay-off, the first time I went to land on the knee again was very frightening. < as lemmas |
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